the VANS blog call-out . . . awesome

 http://thevansblog.blogspot.com/2009/06/if-you-lived-here-youd-be-home-by-now.html

 

Sweetness. Very excited. 

Ohhhhhhh Audrey!

Ahhhhh . . . . . Breakfast at Tiffany's — what an awesome concept for a pair of shoes. I spent a significant portion of my adolescence wearing over-sized dark sunglasses because of Audrey
(yes, we were on a first name basis)

When the client approached me about commissioning this pair of shoes for his wife's birthday I new immediately what shot of Audrey Hepburn I wanted to use.

It was tricky and out of my comfort zone to place the image only on one shoe, however, having this iconic portrait broach both shoes would have weakened it. I think they turned out great as is in the end though, and having her shoulder and cigarette on the right balanced the piece nicely.

Happy Birthday Janessa!

Woodland Creatures!

These shoes were commissioned as a birthday present for a Seattleite (is that what you call those northwestern city dwellers?) Well they're cool either way.

So I was asked to elaborate on a Woodland creature theme. I immediately thought hedgehog - love those cute little dudes, but was steered to the squirrel/deer route which turned out...if I might say so... brilliantly! I flanked the deer and squirrel with some cool aspens added some greenery and voila!

The actual shoes are sick too. The best I've painted on. If you're looking for a pair of custom kicks, and although I've had a long term relationship with vans, I'm now having an affair with Zuriick shoes. They are canvas, super cool shape and come in tons of colors. These were actually my size, and I'll admit i took them for a spin around the kitchen. I think a pair of Zuriick woodland shoes might be in my near future.

You can find the shoes at http://zuriick.bigcartel.com/ for around 55.00.